Wes McKane's Blog

I LOVEEEEE weekends when my my family can all jump in the car and take a quick trip somewhere fun and seems like we are at a far away resort. When we do get that chance to do you know where we head??? Keylime Cove in Gurnee IL! We love this place and have made many long lasting memories there! Our favorite part at Keylime Cove is the waterpark! My two sons and I hit the water slides and play hoops in the pool...and my fiancee Ashley and daughter relax in the lazy river and bounce in the wave pool. After we are water logged it's arcade time until I can't carry anymore prizes! Then off to one of the great places to eat at Keylime then to our very spacious room! All in all Keylime Cove is one of our favorite weekend get away spots and my number 1 favorite because of how close to Milwaukee it is!!! Have fun there NOW! www.keylimecove.com

I know with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season you don't really think about taking a mini-vacation but I think it is the PERFECT time! Keylime Cove in Gurnee IL is the perfect place to take a lil weekend get away! I just did it with my kids about three weeks ago and they LOVED it! I even took my 12 year old daughters best friend and she said "I am having my parents move my birthday party here!!!" She loved it so much because of the aracade and waterpark but also because of how close it is to Milwaukee. It's an easy trip for her parents to make! And you too! So as we get carried away with plans over the next few weeks take a lil time to do something that your family will treasure and remember for years....Take them to Keylime Cove!!!! www.keylimecove.com

~I HATTTTTTEEEEE the cold! I NEED a vacation in some nice tropical weather! Well.....that ain't happening! So here is an even better idea: Keylime Cove in Gurnee IL! I love this place and my kids do even more then I do for obvious reasons like the water park, arcade, shops, activity rooms, shops, ice cream parlor...I could go on and on! But the main reasons that I love it is the spacious rooms, very afforadabe and just a 45 minute drive from Milwaukee! Listen my kids are close in age so they fight A LOT but it seems when we go to Keylime Cove that all gets thrown to the wayside and they act like best friends because they are having the time of their lives! Do this as a favor to your family and to YOURSELF...Go to Keylime Cove asap! There is plenty of time before Christmas and plenty of need for some good tropical fun right in our own backyard!!! www.keylimecove.com

I got a chance a couple of weeks back to go back to one of my favorite spots in the area...Keylime Cove! I haven't been there in a few years and once there I remembered how AWESOME this place is! When you have 3 kids, 11, 7 and 6 you NEED action and Keylime Cove most definatly has that! I feel like I didn't even see my kids from the moment we walked in! The arcarde, the activity rooms and the water park will give your kids endless hours of fun! The moment I posted I was there people on Facebook started either saying that they love it there or have always wanted to go...so I say DO IT NOW! The weather sucks and it would be a great early Christmas gift for your family! It's only a 45 minute drive to Gurnee from Milwaukee so make the trek!!!!! www.keylimecove.com

You really can have your cake and eat it too! When it comes to a car you can find the one that is sporty and fun to drive. A head turner with millions of options. FINALLY can comfortably fit your entire family. That is what I found In a MINI Cooper! Six speed manual transmission and corners on rails. Amazing options like all wheel drive, heated seats, and a panoramic moon roof just to name a few of their 10 MILLION customizable options on their 21 versions of MINI Cooper. And though I am engaged and have three VERY active in sports kids, we all fit very well in our MINI including all of the bags of gear! So take my lead on this one and go try a MINI out today. Swing by International MINI on HWY 100 or check out your next car now at www.internationalmini.com.

Kids today might THINK they have great options to choose from when it comes to Christmas presents. But any adult knows that the Christmas presents WE got as kids were WAY cooler. And according to this list, we're RIGHT.

A department store in England looked at its records dating way back to 1950, and came up with a list of the most popular toys that have been sold during the holidays. Here are the top ten.

1. Cabbage Patch Dolls

2. Rubik's Cubes

3. Monopoly

4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures

5. Buzz Lightyear

6. Barbie Dolls

7. Teletubbies

8. Furbies

9. Calico Critters, which were little animal dolls that were originally called "Sylvanian Families" back in the '80s. And they were more popular in England and Japan.

Let's face it, there are things pretty much EVERYONE does . . . but no one admits doing. And yes, just by bringing it up, we're kinda admitting that WE do them too. But try to ignore that.

Here are the 10 things we ALL do . . . but won't admit doing.

1. Unfairly judging people at first glance . . . sometimes based on gender or race.

2. Changing a story just a little bit as you tell it, to make it better.

3. Picturing a couple having sex when you find out they're pregnant.

4. Talking to yourself at home, in the car, and maybe even in public.

5. Replaying fights and arguments in your head . . . only THIS time, you say all those brilliant things that came to you afterwards, and YOU win the argument.

6. Fantasizing about getting hit by a car or catching a disease . . . not life threatening, but just bad enough to get you out of work for a while.

7. Admiring what you left behind in the toilet . . . especially after having explosive diarrhea. Then wondering if everyone ELSE does it too . . . models, the president, whoever . . . and realizing they probably DO.